Was at a local bookstore today [Bookman's a Tucson land mark] and stumbled across one of our older cds – Monsters. Now from time to time I will see a copy in a funny place. I was skimming through the cds looking for young mc “Cold Stone Rhyming” and I found my little old cd. We have always sold our albums for around ten bucks, so to find a used copy for nine… It felt good. To think that some one thought we had only lost about a dollar on our value over the years. When you’re making an album you never think about just where it’s going to go and who’s hand it might end up in. The internet has changed the way people find your music but I love the idea of someone just stumbling on to your physical album and taking it all in. It reminds me of the way I fell in love with music. As a kid Phen and I would save money to build our cd collection and on the weekend we would hit the Sam Goodie in the mall and get new music. Looking back, that was some of the best parts of my child hood. discovering music for the first time and using it to help me make sense of the world. Seeing my album in the store I cant help but hope some kid picks it up and falls in love with it the way I did. Have a good day and change something kids.

runt

Its been a crazy week- had to head to Oklahoma to handle some family things and put my beloved Uncle in the ground. Such a tough thing to watch people you love, your blood, cope with pain. I have always considered myself the type of person to take moments in and enjoy even the small things, its part of what helps me make music I like to think. The downside of this is my ability to also take in the bad, as well. Sometimes the weight can be a bit much but so is life. On a lighter note, I’ve been making a lot of progress on the upcoming albums. Me and Dew have started Self Help 2, and I feel like it’s going to be fun. With all the time I had to take off, I found myself out of a good job, so I’m back looking for work and keeping my coffee shop joint. Money is a dumb thing but it’s part of life, so I try to keep up with it.

Yep, we just launched our Facebook page. Now all of our stalkers friends can live and breathe JS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We’d be stoked if you would post photos from shows and thoughts on our music. This should be fun. Here’s the link: Jivin Scientists on Facebook.

Throughout, Autumn is a refreshing blend of influences from Wu-Tang to Gang Starr to Rakim. More often than not, Runt proves a master of the fresh couplet while building compelling narratives. His laid-back flow—sort of a cross between the styles of the late Guru and Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab—is surprisingly arresting.

The title track is something of a manifesto on which he raps, “I’m so alone / so I share with you /congratulations, you’re a member of the JS crew,” during which he posits that at 25 years old, he’s a “pessimistic man searching for an optimistic view.”

Runt’s proclamation “Mo’ money, mo’ problems, my ass,” on the third track, “Rock Bottom” (featuring Brad B.), is an indication that he’s not ashamed to wrestle with mundane themes endured by “a regular dude.” For Runt, life is not about bling and bitches; he laments bank overdraft charges and scrounges for $1.50 for a cup of coffee on “Money in the Bank.”

This MC’s touching and non-sexist attitude toward romance is in evidence on the smooth, soulful “Love and Affection,” which describes the perfect date; the flip side is “Not Tonight,” the diary of a booty call that implies we’re all adults here.

To accompany the versatile rhymes, Defacedproperty assembles sophisticated tracks from window-rattling bass thumps and unusual samples, such as swooping string sections, drawing-room piano riffs, female folk singers and delicately plucked jazz guitars.

Tucson Weekly link here.

Afternoon dear friends. Good steaming news for everyone, Self Help has been added to Pandora – Here is the link: pandora.com/self+help
And if you didn’t already know, you can also listen to Monsters on there as well. JS holding down Pandora.
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